The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-12-09

hlGAAf anu hllEAa - BLtaH EhgllgluE BGEhiAb VI
this in dofsement Of Coz. AeEnery, who has
been slanderod BY the reform mnd-slingers
now troopiag throughout this State. 1t Is
hoped that IL may prove lesson for The f,i-
tlfe. The people here are looking to a live
and progressive man. not war records on
dead Issues.
A Solid MeEnery Delegation from onn-
chita.
MoNRoE, Nov. 26.--A mass meeting Of The
Democrats Of Ouachita parish met at the
courthouse to-day, pursuant to call Of the
chairman Of the executive committee. Hon.
i. r. Stubbs was selected a. chairman, and
j. II. Simon as secretary, The temporary or
ganization was made permanent.
Mr.. Hudson then moved that the chair ap-
point nine delegates 70 the State convention,
the chair to be added. Adopted.
The chair appointed delegates, with alter.
Mates az follows DeleRates--G. O. Phil
lips, r.. @, Hudson, G. J. BoatneT, i. d.
Nolan, b. Meyer, Thos. MCGUIRE, Dr. r.
L. Brooks, r. n. Filhiol, A. Myatt. Alter,
nates-F. Endom, A. L. smitA J..
L. Nelson, J. B. GarretBon, ]. n. Nc,
CURE, 3. w. Saunders, M. j. Duty, J. p.
Parker, W. 9. Dunn, A. J. Wood.
The committee on resolutions reported az
follows, which we're adopted:
We, the Democrats Of the parish Of ouachiia, liz
mass meeting convened, in pursuance to a rall
* Tie Executive COMMITTEES of this pBTisb. rse-
! ognize the eplinenuy wise and Democratic
| United ststes in the adininiBtrati0n hi The ~
| ti0nnl government; and 10 tho present Governor
the elenents of the gentlemau, scholar and
statesman, under whose naturalization our be-
sa gi8 6 WIKI wv ~ Wi ag 58S9 G2
glike TO the prosperity Of the whole people and
RsSolgtj, mat W indorse the administration
Of Grover Cleveland, sur President and we
heartily indorse the administration Of >. D. Mo
.Bs HI JBFti8sg Tes6iee5, That tho delegates
elected By this mass meeting TO represent the
parlsh of Ouacllita IN Tie Demoerstie GOnyantl0n
to assemble at Baton Rouge on jan. 10 1883, are
hereby Fouuested and instructed e use ~
s. D. MCEnery as his OWL successor to the Office
III u tt{lSg FesStsea That majority Of the
deiegntes present Gust the vote VI the parish "a
Dc Soto Parish Sends a Delegation for
AIoEnaEy-- Of the HichelIsItes.
MANSFIELD, Nov. GA mass meeting was
held to-day to select delegates to the State
Convention. Hon. y. w, Bntherlin, chair
man Of the Executive Committee, called Che
meeting TO order, and called Hon. Charles
schuler to tho chair. II, r. Jones was elected
secretary, and the organization was made
permanent unanimously. Hon. i, w. sulll-
erin offered resolution that the minority
submit 10 the viii Of the majority.
J. i. Scales claimed the right 10 be heard,
and some BTanRling as 10 whom the chair
man recognized followed. This chair decided
10 favor Of Hon. y, w. Sutherlin, but he
gracefully, ia The interest Of fair play,
yielded the floor 10 Mr. Scales. DR. Scales
then offered a long preamble and resolu,
tons, complaining Of the action Of the Par
g r.. =. l.,
white Democrats to vote, and referring tie
election o. delegates back to the wardsi
allowing negroes TO vote. This he offered as
substitute for Mr.. sutberlins resolution
that the minority gubnIit 10 the majority
=. H. Hewitt then made 40 eloquent speech
in favor Of harmony snd the minority sub
mitling to tic win 81 the majority. He was
eheered to the echo by the BcEpery men,
who were u3apinlonslg N favor qt the reso-
| luton that the minority should abide by tie
MI. Hewitt then moved that the Tesolu-
1 tion Of MI Scales be postponed until mr.
| su'heIlillis resolution should re acted On,
4 mnjorify. Mr.. Scales' resclutiOn was then
4 taken up and M. Sntherln's offered as q
| substitute therefor. The resolution was 10
1 the eject that tile action Of tho executive
1 committee allowing only white Democrats
| to vote be Approved and Bugtalned, ana llat
| the mass meeting was legally constituted 70
81 division, Mr.. sutherlin's resolution
sustaining the executive committee was car
4 ried by large majority.
4 Mn. Scales then claimed that hia resolu-
u test tbs sense % ths mseIing directly
4 on his resolutions, although they had ct
/ 6ret been voted down, aRolhsr vote was
\ taken. On division, Mr.. Scales resolutions
/ were then voted down directly BIZ D large
nlaiorisy The Nichols men then tried VI
4 create confusion. and spoke against time end
1 made repeated efforts 70 ADJOURN.
/ M Stftherlip moved 70 proceed with The
] elealion Of delegates, which WIS done, tho
j NicllOllg man trying By ehont4ng U Greats
4 al tile confusion thsy could. On division,
\ ths Mp&nery delegates were SELECTED by !
4 Largo lnaiority-st least 4 to q.
4 Resolutipns were then adopted inaoEslne
! Hoi,. II. VI. Suthyrlin for the Office OK AttOr,
neg General and l3cBDefy for Governor.
! The meeting then aalogfneo 1870
4 carried, Boiling Williams citpe on th4 plRk
1 FORM eMd read no names Qf nine delegates
4 VI the state convection, and facing the eids
1nt them to 4 VOC 81 the Nichols minority,
and declared them elected the Meknery mel
Al more palpable OUTRAGE was never AZ.
1 Tie NicheliB men had for several days pfiol
I To the meeting had negro ridefg over tht
! Country INVITING tie negroes 70 turn OUT,
\ They were hsnginR efeupd "a c9nA9deEADA
4 punibeif on thepuurthOnEe fence fgd Aeeplet
\ u III comp etely under the control oR sllt
1 Nichols eaderA
\ The Ineeting Was epttnsaetie and gustaipet
/ Hon. E ". sutheflip throughout " Large
Xffsr fhe Adjournment Of tho meeting th'
MeEnery men I1areiiea around one BLOCK
II headed BY she Drass band, huffahtna 10
4 MeEgtery and Bnlheelin. &he NICHOLS nlel
II siD0d RfOund II Little gTQupB laoktng pul
len. The few Nichols followers then retired
u 4 con peiiiopt plaee 70 uqekoy themselye
and u sign up some sort 81 contest OF pro
test, as had before The meeting been Az
uoanced % the street 50 AZ least lR w
sac 81 DasOt1, ca. HDling aWQlthiR three
4 - Editor HlSsitt to furee blst aRe born
"a ffQIt HG&suRsBofih aud AoAter, 3
CaGdo, we're loih hera aud Gle pin 81 "a
i Nichols aide was known to have been Prey
oudy planted, after c.osa computation Nh
ehen9-
caldwell Parish sollh feF hEeRHery.
MosBoE, Nov. 70, ,Ailyees received &
nirht FROM Caldwell psrish are to tbe eies
shas large majority 81 MoEaery dslegate
wore elected " the parish eoRFsuiion ~ z
days pfllnaiiDs.
HEeEsnazy peleRRaes Garry The Rfsfnaf9a
IN FaaEipshoa.
ANTE Cf4g, Ney. 90. The psimarisa Z
day passed OF With comparative Quiet. ~
-. A. A.l-a k.a.s s,i,saa fiia thtr1 AZ